Chapter 6

Scotch 80 Prime was one of the fanciest restaurants in the Palms Hotel. It was bustling with people enjoying their dinners. When Carlos and I arrived we were whisked in and seated in the VIP seating area. Of course Carlos had his back to the wall, so he could scope out any threat.

We were given immediate attention by our server. Since it was a Steakhouse I knew I was going to get a steak of some sort tonight. Carlos usually tended to eat seafood and this place had a huge selection of both meat and seafood.

Carlos asked if I wanted the caviar service for an appetizer it was over two hundred dollars so I politely refused. We had delicious appetizers of crab cakes and Caesar salads with anchovies. Carlos ordered the Charbroiled seafood platter with Lobster, king crab legs, scallops, shrimp and oysters. I ordered the Wagu beef eight ounce tenderloin with creamed spinach and truffle parmesan fries. We shared off each other's plates and the food was divine. The dessert was a fabulous concoction of pastry cream, strawberries, chocolate and a puff pastry shell. It was so good It was even better than a Boston cream donut and I'm an expert on those!

After dinner we made our way to the Ghost Bar Nightclub at the top of the hotel. It was around eleven o'clock and the place was hopping.

We were lead to a vip area which was dark and back lit with deep red and violet colored lighting. It was a covered outdoor area with billowing white sheeting set around tables and couches. The area was heated with fire pits and outdoor heaters. The Las Vegas skyline was lit with all the shimmering lights and the whole ambience was extremely romantic!

Carlos and I walked in and I noticed a tall guy sitting at a big round table in front of us. Their backs were to us. The guy was sitting next to a large woman with a huge magenta puffball hairdo. I said to Carlos look they even have people who look like Tank and Lula here. As I said this both of the people turned around, and OMG it was Tank and Lula! " "SURPRISE" was shouted all around us. Lester, Hal, and Bobby walked up with trays of drinks and snacks. Mary Lou came up and hugged me, "Someone told me I had to get to Las Vegas tonight!" She Said as she looked over and smiled at Ranger. Lula got up and said "White girl you've been holding out on me! You think I'd miss this event? Not Likely! Your going to need me to catch your bouquet"

I was totally shocked and thrilled Carlos has arranged for our best friends to be here! It turned out the whole Rangeman core team was here and Connie, and Ranger's and my parents were flying in tomorrow. He had arranged this surprise for me.

I hugged him tightly and kissed him. "Oh, Carlos this is so wonderfully, fabulous I can't believe you and Tank pulled it all off without me having a clue!"

Tank and the guys all hugged me and made cracks about how long it had taken for Carlos and me to finally " pull our heads out of our asses, and admit we loved each other!" Tank said it

threw him for a loop when Ranger called him and put Wedding Plan Alpha into action. How they pulled off this surprise, was a true miracle. Knowing them I'm sure it was done with military precision.

The champagne started to flow and the rest of the night was spent celebrating, dancing , and toasting with our dear friends. I couldn't wait for tomorrow!